Computer Counterfeiting and Hardware Piracy

There have
been numerous cases over the last few years where people have
bought fake power supplies - counterfeit AC adapters (usually
from online auction sites such as eBay), only to find that these
items are sub standard. Indeed, these AC adapters have actually
overheated, melted, "burst into flames" they can - have caused
caused physical injury - death.

There are also cases of
Counterfeit Batteries,
Counterfeit Hard
Disk Drives, Counterfeit Graphics Cards, Counterfeit
CPU`s, Counterfeit Memory Cards and many other fake computer
components being sold (mainly online) but also being offered to
legitimate computer dealers for resale as genuine products.